"They're pissing all over the damn place, and as you can see, they've littered it up considerably," Columbus police lieutenant Kevin Conley said. "And then they decided that they were going to surround one of our cars like they were the Indians and the car was Custer."

Or like, oh, I dunno, they were Buckeyes and the car had Michigan plates.

Also, according to the article linked above, some Toronto fans taunted Columbus fans with insults and profanity.

"You know what? Part of the sporting spirit is being antagonistic," said Andrew Gorsky, a 22-year-old Toronto fan. "You can't deny it."

Yes, I've heard that before.

But Columbus police were not amused by the -- I'm just pointing it out -- scarlet and grey (and white) clad Toronto fans.

"Any game is disappointing when you have a crowd that's not acting well or, let's say, sociable," Conley said. "We don't mind a little bit of drinking, or a little bit of fans cheering and rowdiness. But at the same time, if we come in and ask you to quiet it down and stop the behavior, we kind of expect a little bit of cooperation."

When asked to comment further on the incident, Captain Renault of the Columbus police force had this to say, "I'm shocked -- shocked -- to find that fan misbehavior is going on around here!"

There was a report last year about a game between I think, Inter and Juventus... and on the Italian motorway, a guy was shot and killed for supporting the wrong team.

Man! I can't wait for the Euro 2008 here in Switzerland! In Geneva is Portugal, Turkey, and Czech Republic... the fans of the first two teams... I don't think I'll go out on the town the night they play!

first, this story never made it into the Dispatch. the Columbus media tries to sugar coat everything (not just buckeye bowl losses or ncaa infractions). almost everything in columbus is portrayed as always "smiley" faced. even the riots.

second thought is that i just realized that my 16 year old daughter worked this game as a volunteer usher w/ the rest of her high school cheer leading squad (steady Josh). she never mentioned any of this.

maybe she didn't notice. maybe being raised a tuos fan by her mother, she didn't think there was anything wrong. i'll have to ask her which section of the stadium she worked!

Not quite sure about that... Euro 2008 starts around the end of June. I'm just nervous because my building has its fair share of Portugese... and just down the street are a few Turkish kebab shops... don't need a turf war going on in my neighborhood. Thank god the UN peace keeping forces can mobilize quickly....

Personally... I'm looking forward to the Czech fans... my flight back from Prague after New Years was LOADED with talent. Not that Geneva lacks any in that department.

Best part about the Euro will be... no matter what country wins... there will be partying in Geneva thanks to the UN!!

Just pray that Italy doesn't win........ the World Cup celebration was ridiculous!

oops... I was wrong about fans killing each other in Italy... it was a POLICEMAN who shot a fan! Supporters from Parma and Juventus were brawling at a rest stop (article says this behavior is COMMON at rest stops among opposing fans in Italy!)

Sgt W & Hem answered for me, but there are a lot of newspapers that do not gloss over local issues. there are also a large number that actually see themselves as "guardians" of the local truth and go to extra lengths to report the negative items to make sure nothing is hidden.

the Dispatch and the Cowtown media market are known for the opposite, not just about tuos, but the city in general. coincidentally, while on vacation last week i got stuck listening to cowterd's radio show on thursdy. he was waxing on about the value of negative press as a motivator and used columbus/tuos as an example of a situation where the team gets no benefits as all they ever hear is how great they are.

so, i guess i'm not the only person in the world who has this view of the local media.

Joshua, just do what I did -- become self-employed. Now I'm on the computer most of the day without a boss to look over my shoulder or a corporate firewall to shut me out.

Of course, there is a downside: to make a living as a photographer, I can't just shoot the fun stuff (sports!); I have to shoot some weddings, too. But that's just one day of stress at a time, so it's not too bad.

And SIC I saw your cheerleader comment- In all fairness I'm a man-whore, not a creepy child molester. Please make a note of it.

There you go, the sarcasm got lost in the first mishap.

SGT., funny you mention self-employment, I've been working on a new business plan that'll allow me the freedom to write AND pay the bills, though they'll be mutually exclusive endeavors. If all goes well we'll be launching around August 1st, meaning that also makes me my own boss for football season. You know what that means? Tons of work M-Th, and Margarita Fridays for everyone!

Honestly, I don't think you guys are going to have to worry too much this year. Do you really think the natives are going to be whipped into a frenzy when Michigan limps into Columbus with a 5-6 record with their 3rd stating QB due to all your OL defections?

This year, breaking the window of a car with Michigan plates or tossing donuts at a guy in the maize and blue would be tantamount to picking on a special needs kid.

OMG. that is SO f'ing funny. like the way you work in the record over the last 4 years, and like how Michigan is not supposed to be very good this season? so like, you'll win and it won't be fun to throw beer bottles and stuff? gee. that's just really, really clever.

All I'm saying is that this year I don't think you'd see Buckeye fans getting all worked up when we play Minnesota at home. So why would they get all violent for another mediocre 2008 Big Ten team?

Besides, saying "f*** michigan! 6-1 bitches!" is too lowbrow and crass. Where is the fun in mocking Michigan when you're so talentless as of late. I'm looking at your cupboard, and right now its pretty bare outside of your stud frosh RB, and who's blocking for him? Its more appropriate to just pity you and let you rant about buckstaches and hooliganism.

ah, buckeye fans get "worked up" if some sports writer in lubbock texas doesn't vote them #1. they tend, as a crowd, to take offense at any perceived slight.

some of them are so thin skinned that they troll along other fans' teams websites, casting insults at them while simultaneously denying that they are bothered, at all, about what other people say about them.

those are usually the most pathetic types. sadly typing comments that really say "look at me", because deep down, it really does bother them what other people say. otherwise, why would they bother reading what michigan fans say on a michigan web site?

Nothing was said about me, so I'm not "pathetically" denying anything. I believe you're doing what psychiatrists would call "projecting".

I read this site all the time. Its witty, it helps me understand the opponent up north, and it posts about Ohio State more than some Ohio State blogs I read. For instance, I know from reading this blog that if you don't have a good comeback to something, you usually default to accusing the poster of being a pathetic troll.

Don't worry buddy, you'll be good again in a few years. You hired a good coach. Sure, his lawyer just compared his $4 mil buyout from WVU to a payment for a slave's freedom on the anniversary of MLK's assassination, but that's just rhetoric, right?

Taking the high road and being arrogant is our ground. Being drunken idiots obsessed with beating us is yours. Good to know you have the "obsessed" part down, as you're posting on a Michigan blog about how much you don't care about us. You do realize that WE DEFINE YOU, don't you? Whether it's by losing to you or by kicking your ass repeatedly, your entire fan base's self-concept is tied into us. I mean it's cute that you think you'll treat us just like Minnesota or Indiana, but really, let's be honest- it won't happen. We'll still go on knowing we're better than you, and you'll still go on trying to tell us we're not, all the while knowing you're wrong. So enjoy your little "We're #2!" thing while you can. It's nice you've had this time (I'm sure it makes living in Ohio that much easier to bear) but I think we all know that your time is about up, and we're about to embark on a stretch that'll make John Cooper look like Woody Hayes. You know, only without all the punching players and stuff.

Joshua, thank you for detecting my arrogant Michigan fan tone. I can see why you guys act like this, its kinda fun.

If we're being completely honest with ourselves, I would think that the SEC defines Ohio State a bit more than Michigan does right now, wouldn't you? You're right, I should go post on EDSBS, but they don't give me the openings that this blog does.

Funny you should mention Cooper. The one ding I think R.Rod has is that he seems to lose a game every year that he shouldn't, just like our old boy Coop.

Like I said, I'm not the crowd, I'm just one fan. But last year I didn't hope OSU would beat Michigan, I expected them to. Barring something shocking this year, I will probably have the same thought process this year.

Another buckstache crashes the board with the same 'ol tired rants. Yawn. They insist they're not obsessed with Michigan but it seems too me there's just too many fans of the school down south here for it to be a coincidence.

Funny jobu brings up the SEC... when Michigan gets done what tUOS cannot.

see jobu, that's why you can try to imitate us, but will always be a shallow copy (sorta like your big push to improve your academics- close but no cigar).

you really think a 4 year run in 100+ game series is going to dent michigan egos? the school that leads the series by 20+ wins? you'd have to be dumber than all the tosu grads working all the drive thrus in westerville.

you see, we expect to beat tuos this season, just like we expected last year. right or wrong in our expectations, we still have them.

why? because, in the long run, we're better than you in everything. we hold all the records. this streak will end and you'll have nothing in your sad little, meaningess life. we know it, you know it. (the american people know it).

m93,you hit the nail on the head- he couldn't help himself from bringing up the SEC thing.

they have no self esteem of their own. their entire, self loathing personna is based on being able to say "i beat you in football". there isn't a single other aspect of their school they can take pride in. and knowing they are laughably inferior (and a growing joke) to the SEC, he had to try to head that off.

think about the sad little puke, trolling a michigan blog on a friday night? looking for attention amongst the michigan fans? almost makes you feel sorry for the poor slob.

"they have no self esteem of their own. their entire, self loathing persona is based on being able to say "i beat you in football".

SIC,This is not entirely true. Their self esteem is also rooted in things like "My family most resembles that of Roseanne Barr's from the show Roseanne" and being the birthplace of a former American sweetheart now better known as "Tom Cruise's Toaster".

My personal favorite is the pride they show in proving their educational system outsmarted the rest of the country. Teaching half of the students to spell the first half of the state and the other half to spell the second half? Undeniably genius.

joshua,you are correct, of course. my over familiarity w/ them has led me to over look such details.

wtrk,you are slightly incorrect, but only slightly. we are are obsessed w/ Michigan football, other michgan activities, and a good laugh generally, some times at tosu's expense, sometimes not.

your "popularity", such as it is, is because you are generally pretty humorous. even if the joke's on us, we're pretty tolerant if it's funny. we routinely tolerate sruff because while he's typically rude, he's often funny (i.e.; the Hagen's Heroes comment on the frozen four was shitty, but funny- no one jumped down his throat over it).

on the other hand, there is a wide swath of tuos fans (jobu is a good example) who come around, say shitty things, and aren't funny. not even a smirk.

and no, we're not very tolerant of them. not merely because they're rude, but primarily because they're dull.

we don't go troll tuos blogs because they're dull. we dislike tuos trolls for the same reason.

"...on the other hand, there is a wide swath of tuos fans (jobu is a good example) who come around, say shitty things, and aren't funny. not even a smirk. and no, we're not very tolerant of them. not merely because they're rude, but primarily because they're dull."

Sic,

I read the above, but I'm hearing the following:

"Ah, but the strawberries! That's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, and with geometric logic,..."

i did not send you an email and i am sorry that someone else sent you one so rude.

anonymous emails or posts are cowardly and bringing your mother into is just wrong, no matter the topic.

besides, if i was going to "do" something, it would be more akin to making you watch an endless loop of highlights from the 2007 BCS game, the 2003 michigan game, and the 1990 liberty bowl game against air force.

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